Sioux Center Community School District is a rural
public school district located in
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux Center is a city in Sioux County, Iowa. The population was 8,229 at the time of the 2020 census. Sioux Center is notable for its Dutch heritage, agribusiness, and as the location of Dordt University.
Geography
Sioux Center is located at ...
. It is entirely within
Sioux County, and serves Sioux Center and the surrounding rural areas.
Gary McEldowney has served as superintendent since 2018.
Schools
Kinsey Elementary
Kinsey Elementary includes grades TK-4. TK is a half-day transitional kindergarten.
Sioux Center Middle school
The middle school includes grades 5–8.
Sioux Center High school
Established: 1973
The high school includes grades 9–12.
Sioux Center High School
Activities
Some of the student activities are FFA, JETS, Key Club, and Math Team.
Athletics
Sioux Center High School has Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Track and Field, Golf, Wrestling, Softball, and Soccer. The Warriors compete in the
Siouxland Conference
The Siouxland Conference is a ten team high school athletic conference in the northwest corner of Iowa, consisting of schools ranging from the smallest class (1A) to the third largest class (3A), and known for its prominence in small school bask ...
.
State Championships
Sioux Center's varsity teams have won three basketball titles, a football championship, and two each boys' and girls' state track meets.
*Boys' Basketball - 1959, 1967, 2003
*Football - 1972
*Boys' Track and Field - 1980, 1982
*Girls' Track and Field - 1979, 1980
Student Enrollment
Recent Initiatives
A
1 to 1 initiative has been implemented in the 2013–14 school year. All 7th and 8th graders received a laptop for use at school and home. The laptop will "travel" with the students as they progress through the grades, and each successive class of 7th graders will receive their own laptop.
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is a set of standardized tests given annually to students in Sioux Center Schools.
Notable alumni
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Vern Den Herder
Vern Wayne Den Herder (born November 28, 1948) is a former American football player who played 12 seasons for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL. He played in three Super Bowls for the Dolphins. In 1996, he was selected to the College Football Hal ...
, retired professional football player
*
Ko Kieft, professional football player
*
Dennis Muilenburg, former CEO of
The Boeing Company
*
Christian Rozeboom, professional football player
See also
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List of school districts in Iowa
*
List of high schools in Iowa
References
* http://www.city-data.com/school/sioux-center-high-school-ia.html
* http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/ia/district-profile/317
External links
*http://www.warriorwaves.blogspot.com
Education in Sioux County, Iowa
School districts in Iowa
School districts established in 1958
1958 establishments in Iowa
Sioux Center, Iowa
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